Penholder



E. D. NICHOLS. PENHOLDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG- 3, 919.

1,407,563, Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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Be it known that I", Enqw N or'rorsQa citizen of the" United I States, and a resident f hic'ago, in the county er Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain"new and useful Improvements in'j Penholders,' "or which the. following his a full, clear, the

to pen-holders and g pen-point in "the socket ofthepen holder;

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more, parof the grippingdevice Fig, 4: is a peg are disengaged from the floor of the socket whereupon the resiliency of theshank will ticularly' defined'by claims at the conclusion hereof. v I

' Inthe drawings F ig.' l'is'a'longitudinal sectionof a pen holder"embodying. the

inventionf'the p n-g i ping} devic being,

shown in operative position." Fig. '2;isa; similar View showing the gr pplng deylce whlle it is released; F g; 31$.3Hpe1'813'66l11V6 specti've of the socket.

ilhe' invention is; illustrated 'inlconne'ction which is preferably formed of sheet metal I gage in the socket 6. firmly secure the gripping device in the'socket the upper tongue 8 is indented to provide a 'po'cketQ" and i longitudinally split and resilient so that itwill f i'etitnany secure itself in the: recess. My'dmproved penholding orfgripping device is preferably formed; of a'singlel 1 piece ofsheet metal and comprises a shank -7 therear end ofjwhich is providedwith tongues loent in oppositedirections' from' the shank to form semi-circular spring; p0rtions 8' which are adapted to "clampingl'y; en-i and the socket indented toformfa projection9 for engaging 'in the; pocket. 7

Along its outer section the" shank 7 has its sides 7 deflected "upwar dlyf and inwardly to form substantially quarter-circularresilient se atslor jaws 10 for receiving thei'pen" point Ilia tits inner side. The outer end of the shank'is deflected downwardly and rearwardly to form the sections 12 and 14c. The

section 12 at its sides is deflected rearwardly to provide the triangular shaped latch tongues 13.

The clamping structure is preferably of comparatively thin tempered steel so as to be resilient in all its parts. When it is inserted in the socket 6 the shank 7 engages {Specification Letters Patent.

' with the outer edgeof the socket at the bottom thereof and at the base of the hi angular t'on'guesj13. The pen point is then inserted between the roof ofthe socket and the jaws 10, whereupon upward pressure is applied on the section 14. This pressure will "cause outward swing of the section 12 as the inclined rear edges of the tongues 13 pass along the edge of the socket, and when the bases of thetriangular tongues arrive above the edge of the socket, the resiliency of the material-will cause the section 12 to swing inwardly to carryithe bases of the tongues into contact with theffloorof the socket. Upward pressure on the section 14 will also securely clamp the pen point between the jaws 10 and the roof of the socket andthen when the triangular tongues are in looking engagement with the floor of the socket, such clamping engagement of the pen will be maintained. When it is desired to remove the pen point' outward pressure is applied on thesection 141mm the tongues again swing the outer'section of the shank downwardly to theposition showir'in Figl,

from the spirit'and scope of the invention. Having thus descrih'edfthe invention; desire to secure by what I claim as new and Letters Patentis:

1.-In a pen holder, the combinationof a handlehaving a;recess, a socket secured in said recess, and'a' pen securing device comprising a, resilient shank, means for securing said shank at itsinner end in'sai'd socket, jaws on the outer end of said shank for cooperating with the roof of said socket tore ceive a'pen point; a1downwardly"extending section adjacent the-outer end ofsaid shank, inwardly extending "latch projections "on said downwardly extending section, said securing device being of resilient material and said shank being normally held down with said latch projections below the floor of said socket at the outer edge thereoit upward pressure on said downwardly extending section causing said latch projections to be raised above the floor of said socket and to a. LPatented Feb. 21, .1922. .A pplication' illefd August 18, 191i?) Seria1"1} Io. 3 18o,07" 3l be sprung inwardlyto engage against the" top of said floor, sald upwardpressure cans ing bending of said shank to clamp a pen point between said jaws and the roof of said socket and said latches holding said jaws in raised clamping position.

. 2. In a pen. holder, the combination o'la handle having a recess in its-end, a socket secured in said recess, and a pen securing device comprising a shank of resilient material, means for: securing said shank at-its inner end in said socket, the outer end of said shank being deflected downwardly, triangular shaped latch tongues. deflected inwardly from said downwardly extending section, the resiliency of said shank normally holdingsaid latch projections below the floor of said socket, upward pressure on said downwardly extending section causing said latch projections to glide along the edge of saidsocket to eventually 'be sprung inwardly to engage against the top of the socket floor to thereby hold said shank in its upper position, and resilient jaws extending upwardly from said shank between which and the roofof said socket a pen point is clamped when said shank is raised into latched posi- ,tion.

3. In a pen holder, the combination of a handle having a recess in its outerend, a socket secured 1n said recess, and a pen securing device constructed integrally of re-.

- silient sheet metal, said idevicecomprising a shank extending through said socket, means for SBCUFIIIg SR-Id shank at its end in said socketagainst longitudinal movement therein, the outer end of said shank being de- .flected downwardly past the floor of said socket, latch projections extending rearwardly from said downwardly deflected section, the resiliency of said metal normally holding the outer section of said shank down' with said latch projections below the floor of said socket, upward pressure on said downwardly deflected section causing said latch projections to glide past the edge of said socket and into position above the floor 0f the socket to lock said shank in raised osition and resilient 'aws formed on to of P V 7 V the outer vsection ofsaid shank, said jaws serving to receive a pen point and'to clam-p said point against the roof of said socket when the outershank section is raised and latched in raised position.

4.1m apen holder, the combination of a handle having a recess in-itsend, a socket secured insaid recess, and a pen securing de vice constructed'from a single pieceg'of resilient sheet metal, means for securing said shank at its inner end in said socket against longitudinal movement therein, the outer section of said shank normally deflecting downwardly against. the. floorof said socket,

a downwardly extending section at the outer I- end of said shank, lt riangularlv shaped latch tongues deflectedinwardly from the side of said downwardly extending section, upward pressure on said downwardly extending sectloncausing sald latch tongues togglide along thegedge of said socket .to be eventually sprung inwardly by the resiliency of the metal .to engage against the inner side of the floor of said socket "wherebygto hold said shank in raised position, and {resilient extenmom on top of the outer section. of said which and the roof of said socket a pen '7 5 shank forming clamping jaws between 7 point is clamped when the outer sectionof in :said'socket to holdtsaid shank against longitudinal movement therein, the; outer section of said shankjbeingnormally 1nclined downwardly, a downward extension at the outer .end ofrsaid shank, .triangularly shaped latch tongues deflected rearwardly from the sides :ofsaid downwardly extend:

ing section, the end ofsaididownwardly ex-i tending section being deflected laterally to form .41 'fing'ersection, upward-pressure on y said finger section causing said downwardly extending section to be raised and said latch tongues to be forced past the: outer edgeot said socketand eventually into engagementwith either side of the fioor of said socket 7 whereby :the outersectionof .sa-i'd, shank will be held in upper-position, and resilient aws formedxon top of the outer section of said shank between which. jaws and the roof of said socket a penpoint is rigidly clampedwhen said 7 outer section of the shankis raised and1latol1ed,outwardpressure against 7 said finger section causing said latch tongues to be released from .said socket wherebythe resiliency of the metal will :swing the outer section of the shank downwardly to release the clamping jaws from the pen :point.

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